April 2011 – Page 2

Sarawak voters must question Taib Mahmud’s disproportionate wealth, the destruction of Sarawak’s forests and Indegenous people’s lives

April 8, 2011 by johnlee_my

Joint statement by Malaysian NGOs for Social Justice in Sarawak, 7 April 2011 From the widely publicized wealth and world-wide interests of Sarawak Chief Minister Taib Mahmud’s family on the internet, Malaysian NGOs call upon Sarawak voters to question Taib’s disproportionate wealth that does not befit a civil servant’s while the state is among … Read more

The bigotry of forbidding the use of an English word in the name of Islam

April 7, 2011 by johnlee_my

In the Malaysian Insider, Tuesday, 29 March 2011, I find this article; Mufti says Islamic law bars release of AlkitabBy Syed Mu’raz Syed Putra…Selangor Mufti Datuk Tamyes Abd Wahid said the crux of the controversy is over the use of the word “Allah” in the bible, which is forbidden to religions other than Islam, … Read more

Monitoring the Dirtiest Elections Ever

April 3, 2011 by johnlee_my

According to Bernama, the Election Commission (EC) has decided not to give accreditation to Mafrel (Malaysians for Free and Fair Elections) to be an independent observer in the Sarawak state election, polling of which is to take place on April 16. EC secretary Datuk Kamaruddin Mohamed Baria is reported to have said that this was … Read more

Interlok: NIAT’s response to Deputy Prime Minister

April 2, 2011 by johnlee_my

CPI introduction We are reproducing the statement below which appeared in the NIAT website yesterday in response to the most recent statement by the Minister of Education Muhyiddin Yassin on the Interlok school book controversy. Readers are encouraged to go directly to the NIAT website for fuller coverage of the issue. NIAT Statement In response … Read more

Parameswara’s sword – Cura Si Manja Kini

April 2, 2011 by johnlee_my

http://donplaypuks.blogspot.com/2011/03/parameswaras-sword-cura-si-manja-kini.html I recently stumbled upon the fact that there is in the possession of the Sultan of Perak and the Perak Royal Family some astounding relics of antiquity that in all probability have an extremely significant bearing on the question of Malaysian identity and history. One such astonishing artifact is the sword Cura Si … Read more

Interlok issue is not resolved

April 1, 2011 by johnlee_my

Civil society groups and other concerned individuals should not be taken in by Education Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s statement that the Interlok issue has been resolved. In fact, not only is it not resolved but compliance will mean that Interlok could well be extended from its present Zone 2 (Klang Valley) coverage thereafter to Zone … Read more